# Welcome to the IPFS Weekly. 👋
The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) (opens new window) is a new hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identity. IPFS enables the creation of completely distributed applications. It aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open. Since that’s a pretty large scope, we track development across the ecosystem in this weekly dispatch.
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Here are some of the highlights since the last IPFS Weekly.
# The latest
# Check out the latest version of the IPFS Desktop with new sweet features!
The 0.9.0 version (opens new window) now allows you to navigate, not only your own files and pins, but the whole /ipfs and /ipns universe.
# Sync service has been migrated from Consul to Redis
See the tradeoffs and prototyped solution (opens new window) on our testground. Then, try it for yourself!
# IPFS in the wild
Do you follow IPFS on Twitter (opens new window)? For the latest mentions of IPFS in the news, check our Twitter feed or see the latest articles on Awesome IPFS (opens new window).
- Setting up an IPFS Node using docker-compose and certbot (opens new window), Will Schenk, 7 Sep 2019
- Enterprise IPFS for True Supply Chain Provenance — Part 1 (opens new window), RTrade Technologies, 6 Sep 2019
- VIDEO: Topper Talks Tupelo with the IPFS Community (opens new window), 5 Sep 2019
- Tutorial: How to Build an IPFS & Text Notification App (opens new window), SimpleID, 5 Sep 2019
- A Step by Step Guide to Building a Zero Dependency Notes App on IPFS (opens new window), Hackernoon, 4 Sep 2019
- VIDEO: Open Source Coin & Radicle - Barcelona Free Software (opens new window), KDE España, 4 Sep 2019
- An Introduction To Blockchain Application Development — Part 2/2 (opens new window), Kristjan Kosic, 4 Sep 2019
- VIDEO: 18 Decentralised Database Panel: GunDB, Textile, Fluence, VulcanizeDB (opens new window), Decentralized Storage Summit 2019, 3 Sep 2019
- RTrade Technologies Partners with Textile to Provide Digital Infrastructure for Textile Cafes (opens new window), Temporal, 3 Sep 2019
- Tutorial: Build a Zero Dependency Notes App on IPFS — Part II (opens new window), SimpleID, 3 Sep 2019
- VIDEO: EO Data Challenge proposals (opens new window), Teodora Selea, Ivian Adrian Albu, Bang Pham Huu, Vasil Yordanov, Iván Sánchez Ortega, Candan Eylül Kilsedar and Volker Mische for FOSS4G 2019, 30 August 2019
- VIDEO: Geodata on IPFS (opens new window), Volker Mische for FOSS4G 2019, 29 August 2019
- ESSAY: Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (opens new window), Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, 21 August 2019
# Updates and new releases
See the latest releases of IPFS tools and projects across the ecosystem.
- The latest Go release, version 1.13 (opens new window), arrives six months after Go 1.12.
- Lighthouse Update #15 (opens new window): Coming soon to a multi-client testnet near you!
# Open Positions working on IPFS
- React Native Developer (opens new window), Berty, Paris, France
- Senior Backend Engineer (opens new window), MXC Foundation gGmbH, Berlin, Germany
- Senior Golang Engineer (opens new window), Textile, Remote
- Distributed Systems Technical Lead, IPFS (opens new window), Protocol Labs, Remote
- IPFS Documentation & Technical Content Strategist (opens new window), Protocol Labs, Remote
# Tools and projects we ❤️
Awesome IPFS (opens new window) is a community maintained and updated list of projects, tools, or pretty much any things related to IPFS that are totally awesome. To see more, or add yours to the list, visit Awesome IPFS on GitHub (opens new window).
- Dicoogle IPFS Storage Plugin (opens new window) – A Dicoogle plugin to support the storage of files over IPFS.
- Elastos Hive (opens new window) is a basic service infrastructure that provides decentralized storage capabilities to Apps
- GitHuman (opens new window) — Decentralized alternative to GitHub and GitLab
# Coming up in the Community
Did you know IPFS has a community forum at discuss.ipfs.tech (opens new window)? Sign up to participate in discussions about coding, tutorials, see announcements and learn about upcoming community events.
- 16 September 2019: Victoria Tech Meetup September 2019 (opens new window): sign up to attend once they’ve confirmed date and venue! Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- 19 September 2019: San Francisco IPFS is hosting How IPFS Works (opens new window) at Starfish Mission, so sign up to attend and learn more about IPFS and how it actually works! San Francisco, CA, USA
- 20-22 September 2019: Our Networks 2019 RE: Infrastructures (opens new window) explores the collective care and maintenance of alternative networking practices—new protocols, peer-to-peer connections, offline-first computing, and community-based governance. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 27-30 September 2019: Offline Camp Oregon (opens new window) had to be postponed, but it’s still happening! Hear how past campers describe this unique unconference retreat (opens new window) focused on the Offline First (opens new window) approach to web development and design.
- 28 September 2019: ProtoSchool - Shanghai Chapter: Technical Salon Session 6 (opens new window) will take place at Caohejing International Incubation Center. Shanghai, China
# Thanks for reading ☺️
That’s it for this week’s news on all things IPFS. If we missed something, send an email and let us know! That way we can feature you in next week’s edition.